Washing-machine.



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WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 9m11.191s.

Patented May 30, 1916.

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Spe(.:ication of Letters Patent.

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` nppnann aieanecember 11,1915. serrano-.eener To all 'whom it may concern.'

' Beit known that ll, Devin A. JnNixiNs, a citizen oilthe United States, residing at Rye Valley, in the' county offBaker and State ot fOregon, have inventedcertain `new and useful Improvements in vWashing-Machines; and li do hereby declare the following,r to be a full, clear, and exact description ci the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine. y l 'lihe inyention relates to improvements in washing1 machines. e

rihe object of the present inventionis to improve-the,construction of washingkma-- chines and yto provide a simple .inexpensive and .eiiicient washing machine of strong `and durable construction capable of rapidly 'and thoroughly washingI clothes .without injuring the fabrics by wearing 0r tearing the saine.

A *further object of thel invention is to provide a washing' machine 'equipped'with and relative roa rotary drum oi'4 cylinder on the clothes that are lcarried by the rotary drum or cylinder.

'ihyenti'onY consists' the construction and novel combination fand" arrangement oi parts 'hereinafter f fully' i described, illustrated in :the accompanying partingfrornthe spirit orA sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

fin the aawings rig-ure' i is aioagiwdinai sectional View of a1 washing machine const'uctedfin accordance with this invention,

' the rotary drum or cylinder being-shown in elevation. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the same through the rotary drum or cylinder, Fig. is a central'transverse y sectional view, "Fig". '4 is -atransverse sectional view of one end of the'machine'illus tratina the arrangement of the concentric arcuate inner and outer racks and the pinions of the rollers. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view showing' one end ofthe rotary drum or cylinder in elevation, Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view through the other end of the washing machine illustratchine whichconsists of the washing! machine body and or cylinder Jfor rubbing washing machine body an attaching the exterior of the head 9 of the rotary drum '1Go alor cylinder. v The A portion 16 is ing the varrangement-'of the gearing forl ro,-

tatng the drum or cylinder.

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the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the body of the washing mapre'ferably comprises in its construction sides-1 and a curvedbottom 2 formeddntegral with the sides. 'llhe end walls 3 lare-- preferably constructed of wood .and are roundedat the bottom to coniorrmtothe :1o configuration-of thecurved bottom Qothe 'body but the washing machine body may be f constructed in any other desired 'manner y as will be readily understood.

The Washinginachine body is provided' at oppositef-sides with longitudinal boards or pieces 4- secured at their ends t the end yvalls of the Washing machinebody at the side edges thereof and provided with sup" fporting legs 5. lThis construction provides so a simple, eilicient andinexpensiveframe of of the same. f

Within the 'washing lmachine lis mounted arotary drum or cylinder-f6v adapt- 85 'ed to contain .the 'clothes and otherFa'br-ic to be'washed-andprovided vat its periphery1 #with a. door 7 to afford access toits interior "andi-eclair ped at intervals aroundfits'rperiphery with rotaryrollers 8 which are 'ros ,so :tated by the means hereinafter described during the rotary movementotntheldrum the clothes-@and thereby washing thel samejU/The frotar-'y drum lor. cylinder head 9 with a journal 10 arranged iii-an open bearing 11 of the adjacent yend oit .the v and` provided with plate 12 suitably secured-to other head or-end ofthe rotary drum orl cylinderv is provided with a plate 13 having a socket 14 preferably (oi `triar'igula'riform for the reception 'ci' atltri- I other polygonal los angular shaft 15 but any configuration may of course be employed.

The shaft 15 which has a rounded bearing removably journaled in one end of the washing machine body and it is adapted to be withdrawnv from the socket 14E 11u of the plate 13 to enable'the rotary drum or cylinder to be removed. Mounted upon the a suitable receptacle ce supporting l' is provided at 'one end 'or lt5 polygonal portion of the shaft is a gear `Wheel 17 which meshes with a pinion 18 of f an operating shaft 19 journaled on the ad vjacent end ofthe Washing machine body and located above the shaft 16 and equipped with an exteriorcrank handle 20 by `means which the operating shaft is rotated for the drum or cylinder hut 4any othersuitable operating means may of course be employed .and-instead of operatingthe Washing'machine by hand a suitable power may be used.

The rollers 8 arejournaled in suitable bearings .in the head of therotary drum or cylinder and the. journals 21 at one end of the rollers are equipped with pinions 22 v lwhich are arranged to mesh with inner and outer arcuate concentric racks 23 and 2l arrangedlin parallelism and. spaced apart to provide a passage for the pinion 22. The

4inner and outer racks Which are secured to the adjacent ends of the Washing machine bodyl at the bottom portion thereof are located at intervals so that the rollers in passing between the racks alternately engage the inner and outer portions thereof and are reversely rotated to cause small articles Wrapping around the rollers to be unwrapped therefrom so that there will be no liability of small. pieces clogging and interfering with. the operation of the Washing machine v vhereby the etliciency of the saine is materially increased. The rollers and the rotary drum or cylinder are provided with perforations 26 and 27 and the rotary drum or cylinder is provided a't its periphery with longitudinally disposed buckets 28 consisting of strips or pieces preferably dished or ccncaved at one face to provide longitudi-v nal recesses for carrying the Water upwardly to discharge the latter upon the rotary drum or cylinder at the top thereof. The ends of the cylinder or'drum are also provided With perforations 29 to permit the Water to flow freely into and out of the said cylinder or drum.

`It will he seen that the Washing machine which is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction is adapted to thoroughly and uniformly Wash the clothes Which are carried around with the cylinderand acted on by the rollers and that the rollers are positively rotated in reverse direction periodically While atthe bottom portion of the washing .machine and when in contact with the clothes and other fabric being Washed.

Also it will be clear that the reversal of the rotation of the rollers Will prevent fabrics from Winding aroundthem. so that the rollers Will be kept clean and free and a maximum efliciency of the machine insured.

What is claimed is 1. Awashing machine of the class dethe direction of rotation of the rollers peri-V odically to prevent fabrics from Wrapping around the same.

2. A Washing machine of the class de* scribed including a body, a rotary cylinder or drum mounted Within the body and adapted to receive the clothes to be washed, rollers carried by the drinn or cylinder at the periphery -thereof and projecting into the same to engage the clothes, pinions connected with the rollers and rack bars arranged to mesh with the pinions.'

3. A washing machine of the class described including a body, a rotary cylinder or drum'l mounted within the body and adapted to receive the clothes to be washed, rollers carried by the drum or cylinder at the periphery thereof and projecting into the same to engage the clothes, lpinions connected with the rollers and inner and Outer rack bars arranged to alternately mesh with the said pinion.

4. A Washing machine of the class described including a'body, a rotary cylinder or drum mounted within the body and adapted to receive the clothes to he Washed, rollers carried by the drum or cylinder at the periphery thereof and projecting into the same to engage the clothes, pinions connected With-the rollers and inner and outer concentric rack bars located at the bottoni portion of the Washing machine and arranged to mesh alternately With the pinions forreversely rotating the rollers.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature` in presence of two Witnesses.

. DAVID A. JENKINS. lifitnesses BEN DAVIS, C. A. BEnLIN. 

